283 ordspråk av Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
It might be an easier deal to do next year because we'll have a clearer sense what the value is heading into the first year of arbitration.
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It was acknowledging that we lacked upper-level prospects. That was a middle-of-the-road move, trying to contend and rebuild. But it was the last middle-of-the-road move that we made.
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It's a statement to how unique the players are.
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It's a unique evaluation opportunity. I was excited to see him get that opportunity ? that point in the game, in front of his countrymen, we couldn't simulate that type of atmosphere. It was cool to see.
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It's a very tough division. There aren't going to be many easy nights at all when you play in the division this year. There's going to be lots of beating up on each other. Chicago and Minnesota both have exceptional pitching. Detroit's lineup is as deep as any in the major leagues, if they are all healthy.
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It's an undesirable side effect of a good trade.
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It's clearly disappointing and it's also part of the game.
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It's funny now because, at the time, I was criticized for it being so far away. Our actual research back then suggested it was a very ambitious time frame. We were very fortunate to be able to do it. It's not easy to turn over an entire team.
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It's great to see him perform like that, but that is not going to affect our decision. He's doing great things, but he's going to start the season at Buffalo.
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It's great to see him perform, but he's definitely going to (Triple-A) Buffalo.
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It's less a comment on Alex Cora than it is a positive statement about those two.
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It's not a situation where we have to see everything right away. We just want to get him acclimated to this environment.
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It's not done yet, but I'm optimistic that we can get it done.
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It's safe to say our bullpen is going to be in a state of flux for the next two to three days. We're going to look at some guys and hopefully find some who will settle down the middle of our pen. There are guys down there (in the minors) who deserve an opportunity.
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It's similar in that both times we signed core players who we wanted to keep together for a run of championship baseball. That's what's most important about what's happening here now. We want to keep this team together.
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